The Italian team Clinches Record Three-Peat Davis Cup Championship

Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot propelled Italy to team tennis success as the hosts overcame Spain to claim a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an ecstatic local supporters

Two days after he edged an epic 32-point tie-break, Cobolli returned to starred as he recovered from a set and a break down to defeat Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's gritty comeback victory triumph secured a 2-0 triumph for his nation in Bologna after Berrettini had won in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth Davis Cup victory in total for Italy, who are the initial country to achieve three consecutive titles since title holders stopped receiving direct entry to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out capacity audience, Cobolli conquered a slow start to trigger scenes of celebration among the team athletes, staff and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on court but paused for a brief time to commend Munar on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Absence

Each the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the final despite missing star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with national number two another key player too absent, the Italian duo owned their moments in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece this week

Thrilling Comeback Secures Win

The crowd shouted Cobolli's moniker as he maintained his composure to serve out his comeback triumph to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in delivering Italy to the showpiece on home soil

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the ranked player faced the price for a slow start as he lost a dominant opening set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, immediate response after going a break down at the beginning of the second

The Italian's fortunes appeared to change after a brief pause in play when a spectator of the crowd became ill

When the match continued, and with Munar down break point, the player floated over a volley that hit a fortunate net tape and put the set to deuce

Even though frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, the champion wrested command of a must-win tie-break to force the decider - where he yet again performed

The Veteran Extends Impressive Run

Berrettini had earlier taken his Davis Cup individual victory run to 11 matches with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently serving out the first set to zero

Having taken the majority of points to secure the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the match upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the following set

His opponent managed to save each before producing a sequence of solid service games - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and closed to zero to finish his triumph